Title: | An Introduction to the Global Soil Status | Language: | English | Authors: | Chen, Zhuoheng Shah, Tavseef Mairaj ![]() |
Issue Date: | Sep-2019 | Source: | RUVIVAL publication series 5: 7-17 (2919-09) | Abstract (english): | During the last decades, the total area of arable land decreased worldwide, mainly due to unsuitable land usage related to agricultural practices. The Third Agricultural Revolution and growing food de-mands have put critical stress on agricultural land, resulting in serious soil degradation. As a result of modern agricultural practices, both chemical and physical degradation of soil can occur. An inter-related factor contributing to the loss of arable land is erosion, which is a naturally occurring pro-cess, but can be accelerated by human activities. This paper reviews research conducted on the soil situation in these six continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia, and therefore provides a global overview. Geographically specific causes for soil loss are also given. Soil management and monitoring systems are recommended; however, it should be noted that each system needs to be adapted to its specific environment. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11420/9781 | Institute: | Abwasserwirtschaft und Gewässerschutz B-2 | Document Type: | Article | Part of Series: | RUVIVAL publication series | Volume number: | Volume 5 | Is Part of: | https://doi.org/10.15480/882.2339 |
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